Wiper blades - Page 2

Mark2000cc · 2nd October 2012, 10:11

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Originally Posted by Dave Goody

You get what you pay for?
well my Aldi £5 pair std blades worked perfectly, silently for 3 years. Just replaced with the same.
Why anyone would pay Bosch prices I don't know?

Im with you there mate,i had bosch ones on my last car,and this car i have fitted cheap £5 ones off ebay and they are just as good if not quieter,i would never pay for bosch ones again,major rip off imo

coab · 2nd October 2012, 13:12

Ive bought 2 pairs of flat blade wipers off ebay and both sets have been great. The cheap ones from Wilko are ok for about 6 months then they smear etc esp after a slight frost.
I would guess Bosch would be good but cant find the heart to pay £20 for wiper blades.

suffolk boy · 2nd October 2012, 15:32

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Originally Posted by Mark2000cc

Im with you there mate,i had bosch ones on my last car,and this car i have fitted cheap £5 ones off ebay and they are just as good if not quieter,i would never pay for bosch ones again,major rip off imo

same here no problems with mine and they have the deflector.as for new blades being better of course they will be they are new!

Dave Goody · 2nd October 2012, 15:33

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Originally Posted by MangoMan

Because obviously you've never tried them.......

But yes I have, on 2 of my 75s bought new. When I replaced with Aldi ones no difference at all.
Have you tried the Aldi ones?

suffolk boy · 2nd October 2012, 15:39

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Originally Posted by Dave Goody

But yes I have, on 2 of my 75s bought new. When I replaced with Aldi ones no difference at all.
Have you tried the Aldi ones?

mine had oem bosch on as well. the aldi ones are fine.as they say you pays your money and makes your choice.as for my money i prefer to keep it.and b4 any body else comments last week i drove in torrential rain and they performed well as did the nexen tyres.and you be pleased to no my car did not as suggested by another member end facing the wrong way on the motorway.thanks for wishing me well

Dave Goody · 2nd October 2012, 15:48

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Originally Posted by suffolk boy

mine had oem bosch on as well. the aldi ones are fine.as they say you pays your money and makes your choice.as for my money i prefer to keep it.and b4 any body else comments last week i drove in torrential rain and they performed well as did the nexen tyres.and you be pleased to no my car did not as suggested by another member end facing the wrong way on the motorway.thanks for wishing me well

And as you said earlier, new ones always are a huge improvement on old ones.
It always amuses me when someone says these new aero wipers are much better than my old ones

ps my oem Bosch were always replaced on my new company 75s before they changed the car [every 3 years] so they don't last longer either

carguy143 · 2nd October 2012, 16:23

How often do you guys/girls change your wiper blades out of interest?

ProfDave · 2nd October 2012, 17:35

As with others I have gone for Aero's off Ebay; cheap and actually surprisingly good. The first set I bought for my mazda bongo about 5 years ago. Starting to get a bit streaky. So not bad really at £1 per year!! I have had them on the 75 for 12 months and no issues at all (massively better than the OEM ones on my Fiat 500!! Two sets in three years!)

Singvogel · 2nd October 2012, 17:59

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Originally Posted by carguy143

How often do you guys/girls change your wiper blades out of interest?

I renew 'em every 2 years in the Autumn - ready for winter.

S.

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coab This is my second home 2007 57 GOLF GTi EDITION 30 DSG Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Newport Shropshire and Coventry. Posts: 5,138 Thanks: 2,424 Thanked 1,452 Times in 852 Posts	Ive bought 2 pairs of flat blade wipers off ebay and both sets have been great. The cheap ones from Wilko are ok for about 6 months then they smear etc esp after a slight frost. I would guess Bosch would be good but cant find the heart to pay £20 for wiper blades.

2nd October 2012, 17:35	#18
ProfDave This is my second home ZTT, Contemp Saloon, Duotone Tourer Join Date: May 2012 Location: Llandeilo Posts: 4,192 Thanks: 290 Thanked 387 Times in 333 Posts	As with others I have gone for Aero's off Ebay; cheap and actually surprisingly good. The first set I bought for my mazda bongo about 5 years ago. Starting to get a bit streaky. So not bad really at £1 per year!! I have had them on the 75 for 12 months and no issues at all (massively better than the OEM ones on my Fiat 500!! Two sets in three years!)